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overprosecution

overprosecution noun: the excessive prosecution of some kind of crime.

Noun

overprosecution (uncountable)

  1. The excessive prosecution of some kind of crime.

Origin of overprosecution

From over- + prosecution.

Questions about overprosecution

What does overprosecution mean?
Overprosecution means the excessive prosecution of some kind of crime.
What part of speech is overprosecution?
Overprosecution is a noun.

Words near overprosecution in the dictionary

  1. overpropulsion
  2. overprosecute
  3. overprosecuted
  4. overprosecutes
  5. overprosecuting
  6. overprosecution
  7. overprosperity
  8. overprosperous
  9. overprotect
  10. overprotected
  11. overprotecting

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